Forgetting August

By J. L. Berg

About FORGETTING AUGUST

Synopsis

She can forgive, but can she forget?

Some days, Everly still thinks she sees him. In the food court at the mall, or in a car speeding past as the light changes. It only lasts a second, but when it happens, she slips back to a time when she was ruled-and nearly ruined-by August Kincaid. And it doesn’t matter that she’s moved on, that she’s about to marry another man. In those moments the only thing she can do to regain control is take a deep breath and remind herself that August can’t hurt her-because he’s in a coma. Except that he’s not anymore.

August is awake. With no memories, he sets out to solve the mystery of his lost life. He unearths a photograph of a beautiful redhead named Everly and knows instinctively that she’s the key. But when he finds her, the August she describes is more monster than man.

Tortured by the thought of having hurt her, August wants only to become the man Everly deserves. As the new August emerges, Everly glimpses the person she first fell in love with. But can she trust that this August is real? When the final secret of their shared past is revealed, one of them will make a choice that changes their future forever . . .

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Michel’s Review

If you are looking for an emotional and angsty book to sink your teeth into … Forgetting August by J. L. Berg is the book to open.

Forgetting August came as a delightful surprise.  I figured this book would be predictable and follow the romance novel formula.  It did just the opposite and left the readers with a jaw dropping cliffhanger and sense of hopelessness where this couple is concerned.

The book begins with August waking up in the hospital with no memories at all.  His confusion is heartbreaking.  Finding a picture of a beautiful woman in his wallet leaves him hopeful until he starts looking for his past.  It turns out that he wasn’t a nice guy.  Nobody has missed him the past two years.  The one person he should be connected to hates him and is hostile towards his recovery.  As he tries to dig deep to find himself he gets further lost because the person he was is not the person he is feeling he is.  It’s confusing and deceptive.  It indicates that he may have been an abusive man, not physically but mentally.  At the same time the reader gets the impression that there is more to the story.  That he may have made some very bad life choices and it made him live with extreme fear.  He let his greed dictate and change his happy life.  His greed not only destroyed him but also the one person he loved more than anything.  She became a possession rather than a partner.

Everly’s worst fears have become a reality.  August has awakened from his two year coma.  Two years ago she gained her freedom.  She escaped her horrific life with the man she thought she loved.  She has moved on, made a new life, and wants nothing to do with the past.  She is the key to helping him regain his memories.  Although she hates him, she has some compassion for him.  She tries to help him the best she can without becoming involved with his life once again.

When some memories surface and a big revelation is made…. cliffhanger!  It was shocking and I didn’t see that one coming.  I can’t wait to read the sequel to find out if August has truly changed or if everything Everly thought he was is even more frightening.

Read Forgetting August by J. L. Berg. It is guaranteed to keep you glued to the pages.

Look For Remembering Everly by J. L. Berg in March 2016.

After a stunning cliffhanger ending in Forgetting August, USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg delivers the happily ever after that fans have been waiting for in the sequel, REMEMBERING EVERLY.

He’s forgotten his past, but it hasn’t forgotten him. After losing two years of his life trapped in a coma, August Kincaid will do anything to win back the love of his life. But his past threatens to destroy his second chance at happiness, it’s Everly who is in danger of paying for his crimes.

 

 

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About J.L. Berg

J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready Series. She is a California native living in the beautiful state of historic Virginia. Married to her high school sweetheart, they have two beautiful girls that drive them batty on a daily basis. When she’s not writing, you will find her with her nose stuck in a romance novel, in a yoga studio or devouring anything chocolate. J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC.

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